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[Mastadon]

OH MAN I WANTED NEWCASTLE TO GET SPEARING

Said no one, ever.

 

[Clegg]

Said no one, ever.

I'm sure Hixx has.

 

[sohois]

First Shelvey, now Spearing. How are Liverpool getting people to buy these players?

Spearing was Bolton's player of the season last season; he can clearly be a very effective Championship player.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Moyes has confirmed ZahALLAH will go on tour. Can't wait until Saturday.

 

[Lightning]

That John Cross talks a lot of shit. He says he thinks the Higuain deal is done... Yet everything suggests otherwise.

 

[kingellesar]

We'll happily help fund the Benteke deal by taking Danny Rose off your hands.

Please do

 

[Ushojax]

dat swag

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

I think I could write for Goal.

As far as I can tell you can write any piece of shit and it doesn't matter if it's true or false so long as you prefix it with the words "Goal understands"

Edit: Has Disco Benny joined the Polyphonic Spree?

 

[confuziz]

Spurs are officially interested in Chadli (Twente). They have bid €7 million so far, Twente wants €9.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Interesting line on Nani from Record in Portugal:

Record say that Nani is currently negotiating a deal to remain at Old Trafford which would see him paid €5.2m a year, they also claim the player would get a 'big fat signing bonus'. Record appear to get a lot of stories regarding clients of Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes, as the continual Garay claims have shown, so they are likely to have some inside information on this. Whether that is Mendes trying to get his client into the news or genuine information about a renewal is down to the reader to decide.

The Portuguese newspaper also claim that Nani has turned down an approach from Tottenham because they were only willing to pay him €2.7m a year, and they also cover the interest from Anzhi Makhachkala, Roma and Galasatary.

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/nani-negotiating-to-renew-manchester-united-deal-on-5-2m-a-year-t

I'd not be completely opposed to this. The market isn't exactly rife with good replacements at the moment. And he's still better than Valencia, Young and Zaha.

 

[Salazar]

Moyes has confirmed ZahALLAH will go on tour. Can't wait until Saturday.

Talksport Moyeses link for dc

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/sp...sfer-targets-and-man-uniteds-title-bid-201327

 

[kingellesar]

Spurs are officially interested in Chadli (Twente). They have bid €7 million so far, Twente wants €9.

Quick search shows hes scored against us in the Champions League! I don't remember him though, what position does he play?

 

[confuziz]

Quick search shows hes scored against us in the Champions League! I don't remember him though, what position does he play?

Left winger, but also excellent at the 'number 10' position.

 

[Splatt]

Quick search shows hes scored against us in the Champions League! I don't remember him though, what position does he play?

Doesn't matter, he's Belgian.

 

[brokenbeans]

I'm happy if Nani stays.

Less happy if fathead stays.

 

[Ushojax]

Left winger, but also excellent at the 'number 10' position.

Interesting. We definitely need a new wide player to allow Bale to play down the middle when necessary. Lennon and Townsend are better suited to the right side.

 

[Lambda Pie]

we just bought Bruno Cortez, LB from São Paulo. no transfer value shared yet, but should be around 4 to 5 million €.

 

[kingellesar]

Left winger, but also excellent at the 'number 10' position.

Interesting, that's the third or fourth left winger we've been linked with, it was clearly a weak position for us last year when Bale came inside. I wonder if we plan on using Bale on the right or maybe even as a striker! Maybe we're fed up with strikers being overpriced so have taken it upon ourselves to make a striker instead.

Doesn't matter, he's Belgian.

True
/best Belgians in the league

 

[confuziz]

we just bought Bruno Cortez, LB from São Paulo. no transfer value shared yet, but should be around 4 to 5 million €.

Lemme guess, a Brazilian? How original.

 

[Lambda Pie]

Lemme guess, a Brazilian? How original.

what, you wanted us to buy an asian this time? we building a winning team, not a fuckin Benetton ad.

 

[Yurt]

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly ready to rival Manchester United this summer for Inter’s Andrea Ranocchia.The 25-year-old has been linked with a switch out of San Siro this summer, with United reportedly looking to follow up on recent interest in the centre-back with a move.

However, the Daily Express report today that Arsenal and Tottenham are also looking at the former Bari defender.

It is believed that both North London clubs are considering making a bid for Ranocchia this summer also.

What are you guys doing? He's abysmal.

 

[Ushojax]

What are you guys doing? He's abysmal.

We are not going to sign any CB older than 21. We already have 4 good seniors in the position and AVB has said that's enough.

 

[Salazar]

What are you guys doing? He's abysmal.

To quote WhoScored.com

Player has no significant weaknesses

 

[Lightning]

What are you guys doing? He's abysmal.

With Kos, Per and Vermaelen on our books already we will not be putting in any decent bids anytime soon.

I call bullshit.

 

[kharma45]

Interesting line on Nani from Record in Portugal:



http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/nani-negotiating-to-renew-manchester-united-deal-on-5-2m-a-year-t

I'd not be completely opposed to this. The market isn't exactly rife with good replacements at the moment. And he's still better than Valencia, Young and Zaha.

Bah, i hoped he would be going. Better than him going on a free next year i guess.

 

[dc89]

Rekik has joined PSV from City on a season long loan. Good luck to him, he could be a quality player.

 

[rvy]

what, you wanted us to buy an asian this time? we building a winning team, not a fuckin Benetton ad.

:lol

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Norwich are about to sign Leroy Fer?

Norwich stahp. You're looking surprisingly competent all of a sudden.

 

[dc89]

Yeah, I seem to remember Fergie spent a lot of time forcing Manchester United Football Club not to have a Twitter account. He sometimes had to miss training sessions because he was so busy lobbying against it.

He was pretty outspoken in regards to his disdain for Twitter.

It was a little odd how such a large global brand with 600m+ 'followers' didn't have a twitter account.

 

[confuziz]

Rekik has joined PSV from City on a season long loan. Good luck to him, he could be a quality player.

He'll be a XI player so I'm expecting a lot from him! We needed proper defenders.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

He was pretty outspoken in regards to his disdain for Twitter.

It was a little odd how such a large global brand with 600m+ 'followers' didn't have a twitter account.

For his players' use of it though. Not as a PR mouthpiece. Fergie loved PR mouthpieces. You'd have been best buds dc.

 

[Linius]

I read Roma willing to pay 17 million for Strootman. That's some lolworthy news. Why in the hell would a club ever pay that much money for a player like him.

 

[confuziz]

Norwich are about to sign Leroy Fer?

Norwich stahp. You're looking surprisingly competent all of a sudden.

Fer really wants to move to an other club. Wouldn't surprise me to see him at Norwich next week.

 

[Randdalf]

Norwich are about to sign Leroy Fer?

Norwich stahp. You're looking surprisingly competent all of a sudden.

Doesn't he have a dodgy knee or something? Everton were going to sign him but then they didn't.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Fer really wants to move to an other club. Wouldn't surprise me to see him at Norwich next week.

Michiel Jongsma seems to think it'll be a 5 year deal.

 

[confuziz]

I read Roma willing to pay 17 million for Strootman. That's some lolworthy news. Why in the hell would a club ever pay that much money for a player like him.

Because they don't have colored glasses like you or Bacon do.

 

[DominoKid]

Interesting line on Nani from Record in Portugal:



http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/nani-negotiating-to-renew-manchester-united-deal-on-5-2m-a-year-t

I'd not be completely opposed to this. The market isn't exactly rife with good replacements at the moment. And he's still better than Valencia, Young and Zaha.

Pay him! Start him!

 

[confuziz]

Michiel Jongsma seems to think it'll be a 5 year deal.

Oh it seems he is actually having a medical check right now. :lol

 

[Linius]

Because they don't have colored glasses like you or Bacon do.

Bacon is with me? Good on you Bacon!

In the end he isn't even for sale unless a club is willing to pay an insane amount of money. Well Roma is likely going to be that insane club it seems.

And what happened to United wanting to sign him?

 

[GorillaJu]

Every PL team is gonna come out looking comparatively competent this window. The new TV money is kind of insane and opens up all kinds of opportunities. Teams are adapting a more continental style of management as well, and players coming in are flashier and less physical than before.

If there was ever a sign for England to get back in gear and reconsider their priorities before they fall behind, this is it.

 

[Linius]

Every PL team is gonna come out looking comparatively competent this window. The new TV money is kind of insane and opens up all kinds of opportunities. Teams are adapting a more continental style of management as well, and players coming in are flashier and less physical than before.

If there was ever a sign for England to get back in gear and reconsider their priorities before they fall behind, this is it.

Yeah, I read the thing about Norwhich is that the TV money gave them a chance to really invest. And it seems they really like the Dutch league because they can buy decent quality players (midtable PL level according to Norwhich) for under ten mil. and with salaries between 1 and 2 mil. So yeah, now shitty clubs from the PL are buying players from our top clubs. Football gone crazy.

 

[confuziz]

Bacon is with me? Good on you Bacon!

In the end he isn't even for sale unless a club is willing to pay an insane amount of money. Well Roma is likely going to be that insane club it seems.

And what happened to United wanting to sign him?

To me, Strootman is worth around 20 million euros. He is the 2nd or 3rd captain of the national team, has some international experience (well not CL), has the best team spirit of any player I have ever seen and he has the potential to become one of the best players in the world (in my opinion)

 

[Yurt]

To quote WhoScored.com

Physically, maybe

Tevez “I’ve not yet arrived at Juventus and there are some that claim I am overweight and have to lose six kilos, but I have not yet been weighed. It makes me laugh to hear certain things. Juventus have not told me anything in this sense.”

We'll see about that.

 

[confuziz]

 

[Zabojnik]

Physically, maybe

We'll see about that.

It was Galliani.

 

[panty]

callejon sold to napoli for 10m euros

lol soon madrid will have no strikers

10M is a good price eventhough I liked Callejon.

He's not our first team striker anyway. There's still Benz, Morata, Jese and Higuain.

And the possibility of a new signing. Should've signed Cavani though.

 

[Mr Cola]

EU West.

Wouldn't joining the US server just be a latency fest for someone in Europe?

Jeff Gertsmann just said Bombcast has gone live. Damn, this is gonna be tough.

I played on US for a year and a half before switching to EUW with the recent transfers, ping was between 180-200 every game. Its something you can get used to if you play enough but the difference when you got o 20-30 is huge, especially if you want to play ranked. I couldnt play certain champions on US because timing skillshots was pointless. I opened a new US acc to play with some people the other week and going back to that latency really feels sluggish.

Add me ingame on EUW name is thecowgoesmoo

 

[Linius]

To me, Strootman is worth around 20 million euros. He is the 2nd or 3rd captain of the national team, has some international experience (well not CL), has the best team spirit of any player I have ever seen and he has the potential to become one of the best players in the world (in my opinion)

Well at least you have a shitload of transfer muppetry going on at the club. I believe the Telegraaf said 7 or 8 XI players from the cup finale are gone (or soon to be) now. That is quite a lot.

 

[Salazar]

Thiago still tweeting holiday pics

 

[confuziz]

Well at least you have a shitload of transfer muppetry going on at the club. I believe the Telegraaf said 7 or 8 XI players from the cup finale are gone (or soon to be) now. That is quite a lot.

The club needed a complete makeover. Last year we had the best players by far, but the team wasn't there.

Now we won't have the best players, but I hope we can create a good team.